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Wulf and Eadwacer

"Wulf and Eadwacer" ([wuɫf ɑnd ˈæ͜ɑːd.wɑtʃ.er], approximately ADD-watcher) is an Old English poem in alliterative verse of famously difficult interpretation. It has been variously characterised, (modernly) as an elegy, (historically) as a riddle, and (in speculation on the poem's pre-history) as a song or ballad with refrain. The poem is narrated in the…

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Genre
Old English elegiac poetry
Author(s)
Unknown
Date
c. AD 970–990 (date of manuscript)
Language
West Saxon dialect of Old English
Length
19 lines
Manuscript(s)
Exeter Book (Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501)

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related to Verse translations and adaptations · 47
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related to Characters · 13
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related to Novels and short stories · 10
Wulf and Eadwacer → After Me Comes, Eadwacer, Flood, Hamish Clayton, Ngāti Toa, Penguin New Zealand, Sarah Perry, Te Rauparaha, The, Wulf
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Wulf and Eadwacer → Another, Eadwacer, Elaine Treharne, Ian Shiels, In Wulf, The, This
related to Music · 5
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Wulf and Eadwacer → Unknown
Date · 1
Wulf and Eadwacer → c. AD 970–990 (date of manuscript)
Genre · 1
Wulf and Eadwacer → Old English elegiac poetry

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Wulf and EadwacerAuthor(s)Unknown1.00infobox
Wulf and EadwacerDatec. AD 970–990 (date of manuscript)1.00infobox
Wulf and EadwacerGenreOld English elegiac poetry1.00infobox
Wulf and EadwacerLanguageWest Saxon dialect of Old English1.00infobox
Wulf and EadwacerLength19 lines1.00infobox
Wulf and EadwacerManuscript(s)Exeter Book (Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501)1.00infobox
Wulf and EadwacerVerse formAlliterative verse1.00infobox
Wulf and Eadwacerrelated to CharactersThe0.60section
Wulf and Eadwacerrelated to CharactersWulf0.60section
Wulf and Eadwacerrelated to CharactersEadwacer0.60section
Wulf and Eadwacerrelated to CharactersBoth0.60section
Wulf and Eadwacerrelated to CharactersAnglo-Saxon0.60section

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